《Until death? (Old Version)》56. Interlude - The Sphere of Sight!
Advertisement
If you find mistakes, pls tell, thx. I don't like mistakes.
###############################################################
….
“And you are sure that you know nothing of Seria? You had the most contact with her Lada.” El Shaddai is walking down a long corridor with me.
“No? The last time I saw her, she suddenly had something urgent to do and ran off? I never saw her since.” I answer truthfully to El Shaddai.
He nods and we walk in silence until we arrive at a room with a spinning sphere made of crystal in the centre. Amaru is also there. He wears plain clothing and looks more like a university professor. He is polishing his monocle at the moment, which he just does if he encountered a problem.
At our entrance he turns towards us. “Good you are here! Tjenemit disappeared!”
“What do you mean …. he disappeared!?” El Shaddai has a dangerous tone in his voice while he interrogates Amaru.
I purse my lips and listen to the evolving conversation.
“Like I said. I can't find him with my Sphere of Sight any more. It's like he is..... gone?” Amaru throws his hands into the air. It's rare to see him like that.
“And Seria?” -El Shaddai
“I can't find her either. The last thing I know is that both of them went into the void, but no one came out again. Then there was this.... reaction.” Amaru ponders over the spinning bubble of crystal. It's one of his greatest creations.
It's the Sphere of Sight and it is the basis of the Council's power. With it we are able to track the awakening of each god and search for everyone, we want to find. It is the ultimate spying device.
Unfortunately.... or fortunately Seria's void zone is a black spot on the map. Even for Amaru.
Advertisement
“What reaction?” -El Shaddai
“You see. Shortly after Tjenemit entered the void, there was a burst of power. Like hundreds of millions of gods awakened at the same time. It has to be an error in the system.” Amaru shakes his head.
El Shaddai shakes his head.
“Nooo.... The Sphere worked without problems for an eternity. Why should it suddenly fail us for no apparent reason? Tjenemit was right. Seria really had all those gods hidden away from us. She is responsible for the disappearances. Though she had apparently collected much more followers than we ever imagined. We have to prepare ourselves.” El Shaddai scratches his cheek while he looks absent minded into the sphere.
“Shouldn't we wait until Tjenemit comes back and reports the situation to us?” Amaru asks with a hopeful voice.
“Bwahaha!” El Shaddai bursts into laughter. “Tjenemit wont come back! Your device worked perfectly fine. He went alone into the void and somehow caused the awakening of Seria's followers. Then they dealt with him, one way or the other.”
Amaru gets a little concerned. “But he is a Council member! Surely he wouldn't...”
“Could you win against a million gods? Even if they would be weak and just became gods? You would never have a chance against millions of them! And you said the reaction was big enough for hundreds of millions of them!” -El Shaddai
I look into the floor while I think about it. So I was right. Seria really had that mighty force up her sleeve.
“What do you think Lada? Still of the opinion that it would have been better to talk?” El Shaddai smirks at me.
“Like you said. Tjenemit went there and started it. Now there are who knows how many gods from the leash and we have no way to control them. We can't enter the void and apparently they can't leave it. Otherwise they would be already knocking on our door. So you tell me if talking about the situation with Seria could have evolved into a worse scenario.” I smile at El Shaddai with a small feeling of superiority.
Advertisement
But he doesn't answer and leaves the room..... probably to gather an army.
Amaru has finished polishing his monocle and puts it back on again. “This surely forebodes hard times. I see war on the horizon.”
I raise an eyebrow. Obviously he had the same thought as me. “What do you think would happen if it's true?”
He shrugs his shoulders while he watches the Sphere. “We control the whole multiverse. The number of gods we have under our command isn't small and amounts to the population of several worlds. But we have the control just because everyone is embedded in the system. What if they suddenly realize that there are sides to choose?”
After a second of silence he continues. “If we manage to crush those rebels fast, we may be able to keep the control. But every day of fighting without defeating them will give our followers more time to realize that they could just turn around and stab into the other direction. It solely depends on what this new power will represent.”
He turns to me and looks straight into my eyes. “Either way, it surely will be a troublesome time.” Slowly he fades away and vanishes.
I sigh while I look into the sphere and contemplate about the future and my role in it.
.
Advertisement
- In Serial20 Chapters
Lightning Heroic
Chasing a demon through a rift, Vale finds himself in Aimsir-- a Celtic world controlled by game rules. No one remembers anything about who they are or where they're from, except Vale. Transformed into a member of the Sidhe race, Vale tries to piece together why he has arrived, and where his lost companions have vanished to. Unable to control his leveling, he tries to rely on strategy, craftiness, and his sense of humor to survive in this strange new place, and hopefully unravel the mystery of his arrival-- at least until he's killed again. ----------------------- Lightning Heroic is a fairly crunchy, isekai (portal fantasy) LitRPG Light Novel. Each chapter has full-color illustrations from @desutroyah . For the High Quality Cover Art, visit this link: https://imgur.com/a/f8SQqDA Lightning Heroic includes: Crafting, Weak to Strong MC, Base building, and lots of Guilds For fans of manga/anime, adventure, and main characters who are not OP.
8 99 - In Serial8 Chapters
Mad Alice
A retelling of Lewis Caroll's "Alice in Wonderland" with a twist. Alice is a powerful demon who has been trapped in a cursed place for years, waiting to be summoned. She wants nothing more than to return to Wonderland and find the person who has ruined her life. After Lucas—a half-beast man known as the "White Rabbit"—successfully summoned her, she made a contract with him and he became her master. As his familiar, she is bound to fulfill his wishes. But, in order to keep their deal, Lucas must grant her only wish before the time runs out. It's just a short story containing 5000 words. However, I plan to expand it into a full novel once I finish my other series.
8 243 - In Serial7 Chapters
Paradox
Ren Sutaraito didn't have the best past but then confronting this strange girl they both faced hardships to overcome trials that were physically impossible in our world. Not all is as it seems...They must find out why they existed and find a way to rebuild it.
8 203 - In Serial61 Chapters
A Pirate's Life, The Virus, and A New World
Alexandria knew from her attendants how harsh 'outside' was and how no one but pirates survived the vast oceans. Still, she was tired of living cooped up and contained in the walled remnants of an old-world city, denied the chance to explore the new. Alexandria swore she would get out, one day, and do whatever she wanted. Regardless of what anyone said. Regardless of the virus that changed everything. The virus kills men. Genetically engineered babies are made from what remains. The virus gave Alexandria her own ability that no one could match. Of course Alexandria would need her own crew. She would find others like her—others that wanted explore the new world and were strong enough that they wouldn't end up walking the plank for it—however, three hundred years into the end of the old world, the new had already carved out settlements, people content to claim and conquer, and less inclined to explore. The virus, the settlements, their disputes: Nothing would stop Alexandria. [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 123 - In Serial9 Chapters
To the Moon and Back
When Luna discovers the Government agency she grew up with has been lying to her about who she is and what happened to her parents she escapes and runs to small town Nova Scotia. Here she has to learn who to trust with her secrets and who is trying to hurt her. Family and Love are just the begininng of what Luna gets to explore for the first time in her life. If only she can be free for good to discover who she is and what she wants.
8 139 - In Serial50 Chapters
Are you for real?! (Naruto various x reader)
Welp, you read the title.It's one of those OP modern reader ones.........!I do not own Naruto, credits to Masashi Kishimoto for making it!Status: OngoingStarted: March 20, 2022Ended: -Book 1.
8 152

